Updated On September 23rd, 2025
Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Male | neutered | 11 months and 22 days old | 70 lbs
My dog has been scratching at his ear and it has weird red lines he has had ear infections in the past he has a vet appointment friday just wondering if you know what it is and if it is serious or not?
1 Answer
Published on November 14th, 2019
He probably does have an ear infection inside the ear canal. The scratching of the ears is causing the red lines/lesions/sores on the ear. I cannot tell you how serious it is without looking into the ear with an otoscope but I do think he will be fine to wait for his appointment on Friday.
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